Chair seat



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CHAIR SEAT 7, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug gwvemto o Era/h1g3 M r 1W'Xuess/ Patented Nov. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHAIR SEATEwing B. Morgan,

Grand Rapids, Mich., assignor Application August 7, 1933, Serial No.683,931

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to chair seats and more particularly tooutdoor seats for folding chairs of the general characterillustrated-and described in application for patent by Ralph K. Merrillfor Folding chairs", filed March 29, 1933, Serial No. 663,253, finallyallowed June 6, 1933, and assigned to my assignee, which has maturedinto Patent #1,939,596.

The main objects of the invention are to provide a chair seatparticularly adapted for use in conjunction with a chair intended foroutdoor use; to provide such aseat adapted to be subjected to heat ofthe sun, rain and the elements generally; to provide such a chair seatbuilt in a manner to provide for expansion and drainage of water in wetweather and shrinkage in dry weather; and, to provide such a chair seatwhich may be economically manufactured, conveniently assembled andpainted, and which is rugged and sturdy in construction.

An illustrative embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a folding chair inits unfolded position and employing the chair seat of the instantinvention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the chair in its unfoldedposition, parts of the tubular frame thereof being broken away on line2-2 of Figure l and showing a tubular form of the frame in crosssection;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view showing the bottom ofthe chair seat when the chair is in its folded position;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the chair frame andits seat in partly folded position;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom plan view of the chair seatper se;

Figure 6 is a sectional view thereof on line 6-6 of Figure 5;

Figure '1 is a sectional view thereof on line 7-7 of Figure 5;

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view on line 8-8 of Figure 5;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary top plan view of portions of two of the seatmembers supported in spaced relation by an embossed transverse angleiron;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view of a bottom portion of theseat showing an assembly step in which it is secured to the tubularframe work of the chair; and

Figure 11 is a fragmentary view showing the convenient manner in whichthe seat is ultimately secured to a seat supporting rod reinforcing thetubular frame of the chair.

Referring to the drawings in which like parts are designated by the samenumerals in the several views, the chair seat hereinafter moreparticularly described is here shown as used in conjunction with afolding chair which generally comprises a U-shaped tubular metal frame 1forming a support for a back 2, preferably of sheet metal and positionedbelow the horizontally dis- 06 posed medial portion 3 of the frame andsuitably secured thereto and to the opposite vertically disposedportions thereof which form spaced front legs 4. The tubular framemember may be generally triangularly formed in cross section from sheetmetal stock with is longitudinal edges flanged inwardly to form afinished and reinforcing seam 5, as best shown in Figure 2.

A pair of tubular metal spaced rear legs '1, formed in the same manneras the frame member is formed, are each pivotally connected to a yoke orsaddle 8 which embraces and is secured to each side of the frame member,as shown ,in Figures 1 and 2.

The lower ends of the frame member which form the front legs 4 of thechair and the rear legs 7 thereof are provided with horizontallydisposed reinforcing or strengthening rods 9, 10, 11 and 12 whose outerends pierce the seams of said legs on their inner sides and extendthrough to 86 the outsides of the legs where their respective ends areriveted to form heads 14. Each of the supporting legs are provided withnoiseless feet caps 15 of rubber or any other suitable material.

A plurality of spaced seat members 16 are rigid- 90 ly secured to seatsupports 17, the seat supports being pivotally mounted upon the rod 9interj acent the front legs of the chair, all as hereinafter moreparticularly described, and a pair of links 18 pivotally mounted uponthe rod 11 on the opposite inside surfaces of the rear legs of the chairand also pivotally mounted to the seat supporting members 1'? by meansof the pivot pins 19, project or extend forwardly under the rod 9, asbest shown in Figure 2, to maintain the seat in a substan- 10 tiallyhorizontal plane when it is in its folded position.

The spaced seat supports 17, here shown as of angle iron construction,are each provided with spaced raised or embossed portions edge of theirrespective lengths and here shown as adjacent the angle as perhaps bestshown in Figure 10, and the plurality of seat members 16, preferably ofwood, are each provided at their Opposite ends with slots 21 forembracing the seat 20 along one supports interjacentthe spaced raisedportions 20 which retain the seat members in spaced relation, as bestshown in Figure 8. The slots 21 of the seat members 16 are preferably ofa width substantially equal to the width of the seat supports so thatwhen the seat members 16 are assembled with their seat supports as bydriving them into place, a tight fit is insured. Each outclosed is byblanking and angularly bending a tongue portion 23 from each of the seatsupports to form a slot 24. The transverse rod 9 may then be inserted ineach 01' the slots thus formed as best shown in Figure 10 and the tonguemay then be re-bent as best shown in Figure 11.

It will thus be seen that a chair seat or the like, particularly adaptedfor use out of doors has been herein shown and described since the seatmemebers are spacedlysecured to their seat supports in a novel mannerpermitting expansion 3 and drainage of water in wet weather andshrinkage in dry weather. Novel means providing for economicalmanufacture, convenience of assembly and painting of the chair seat asby dipping have likewise been illustrated and described and chairs ofthe character herein shown are rugged and sturdy in construction.

While but one specific embodiment 01' this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that numerous details 01' theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a structure 01' the class described, a pair of spaced angle ironseat supports each having spaced raised portions along their respectivelengths adjacent the angle, and a plurality of ,transverse seat memberswhose opposite ends are provided with slots embracing the seat supportsinterjacent the spaced raised portions.

2. In a chair seat, a pair of spaced angle iron seat supports eachhaving spaced raised portions along their respective lengths adjacentthe angle, a plurality of transverse seat members whose opposite endsare provided with slots embracing the @seatcsupports, interjacentthespaced raised portions, andmeans for securing each of the outside seatmembers to the angle iron seat supports.

ERVING 'B. MORGAN.

